Qantas Shutdown

[Jason H]

How is calling someone from Ireland Irish possibly racist??

[Michael Morrison]

I guess it is racism when people mention someones nationality when talking about their work... ie " The Irish CEO of QANTAS".... why is the fact he is Irish relevant???

[Andrew P]

Paul called him "the little Irishman", had he been of Chinese heritage, would it be acceptable to call him "the little Chinaman"? I will let members make up their own minds

[Nigel C]

He speaks with an Irish accent, and he's small in stature.

Now, if they were calling him a leprechaun.....

[Bernie P]

Originally Posted by Andrew P

Joyce is an Australian, it is getting close to racism those calling him Irish

Is he? I mean, he could be both an Australian AND an Irishman right?

I hold both Australian AND British Citizenship, and if AJ has both as well, then he is an Irishman without being 'racist'...

[Stephen Brown]

The Qantas story just took a turn for the looney

How could the Head of Safety at Qantas Susan Hyphen-Idiot say that the ground crews and engineers would intentionally sabotage a plane and endanger lives? That's just a hyperbolic statement to make. Maybe it's indicative of the spin that Qantas has been putting on the whole mess from the start.

[Rowan McKeever]

Because if the airline hadn't acknowledged it as a possibility it wouldn't have been cleared by CASA, as mentioned only a few paragraphs earlier (CASA insisted on a sabotage-risk management strategy).

[Steve S... 2]

There are some lunatics out there, and the fact that this has happened I will not fly with Qantas. They come in all shapes and sizes and can be employed anywhere!

Anybody who laughs this off is a fool.

Take a look at the FedEx DC-10 incident a few years back.

[Ray P.]

Originally Posted by Stephen Brown

How could the Head of Safety at Qantas Susan Hyphen-Idiot say that the ground crews and engineers would intentionally sabotage a plane and endanger lives? ...

I can just about guarantee you that every airline would have 'sabotage' listed as a risk within their risk registers. Whilst the likelihood that this would occur would generally be assessed as low, the consequence would be catastrophic. As stated in the article the shutdown of services on Saturday afternoon would have served as action to reduce the risk of sabotage during the intervening period until the scheduled lock out on Monday. Upset and disgruntled workers with access to aircraft would significantly increase the likelihood of this risk occuring.

Whilst you think the Head of Safety is an idiot for contemplating the risk of intentional sabotage, they would not be doing their job properly if they didn't. BTW, she didn't say that the ground crews and engineers would intentionally sabotage a plane and endanger lives; she just said that there is a risk that it could happen. Nothing hyperbolic about that approach whatsoever.

[Ray P.]

As you said;

Originally Posted by Steve S... 2

...They come in all shapes and sizes and can be employed anywhere! ...

Changing airlines won't necessarily reduce the chance of this happening.